Basketball Recap: Incline Extends Winning Streak to 13

By Team Reports Feb 2, 2025, 4:04pm

Basketball Recap: Incline Highlanders vs. Oasis Academy Bighorns

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Previous Games

01/31/25 vs Oasis Academy74-27
01/30/25 @ Coral Academy of Science - Reno59-25
01/28/25 vs Silver Stage52-17
01/24/25 vs Pershing County75-40
01/17/25 @ Yerington79-45
+ 8 more games

Incline had already won 12 in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 29.4 points) and they went ahead and made it 13 on Friday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat the Oasis Academy Bighorns 74-27. The Highlanders have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won ten matchups by 29 points or more this season.

Tommy Williams was his usual excellent self, dropping a triple-double on 29 points, ten boards, and ten steals. He is on a roll when it comes to points, as he's now scored 15 or more in the last 24 games he's played dating back to last season. Another player making a difference was Colin Combs, who went 7 for 9 en route to 16 points and five rebounds.

Incline was working as a unit and finished the game with 15 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Oasis Academy only posted three assists.

When it comes to explaining why Oasis Academy lost, don't look at Trevor Barrenchea. Despite the final result, he posted five points in addition to seven boards and four blocks.

Incline's victory was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 16-5. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 70.4 points per game. As for Oasis Academy, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost six of their last seven contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 6-14 record this season.

Incline has already played their next game (against Yerington), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Oasis Academy has already played their next match, a 45-28 win against Coral Academy of Science - Reno on the 1st.

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